Miloš Jiránek

While attending primary school in Prague, he lived with Jaroslav Vrchlický, where he had access to a huge library.

The following year, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, where he began his studies with Maximilian Pirner and continued in the workshop of Vojtěch Hynais.

[1] In 1900, he travelled to Munich, Venice and Trieste, then accompanied his friend, Arnošt Hofbauer [cs], to the Exposition Universelle, where he met Auguste Rodin.

A few years later, he would play a major role in introducing the works of Rodin and Edvard Munch to Prague.

For a time, they lived in Hradčany, where they painted some unconventional views of Prague Castle.